How many times have you heard that the best predictor of the future is the past? Maybe the classic adage “history always repeats itself” aptly describes the phenomenon that we are still experiencing. The Bible describes pestilence, floods, plagues, blights, and many more extreme trials that we as a people will be subjected to.

Will COVID-19 reshape education? Will kids return to the classroom this fall? Shane Blanton, executive director of the Mid-South Association of Independent Schools (MSAIS) seems to think so. Blanton recently spoke with Sun Senior Staff Writer Anthony Warren about the impact COVID-19 will have on education this fall and in the future.

Dr. Carey Wright, the state superintendent of education, calls her plan to gear up for continued distance learning in the fall a “life-changing opportunity for the children of Mississippi.”
It’s also an opportunity to blow a whole lot of money.

Eight years after a previous administration told residents the Siemens contract would eliminate the need for meter readers, the city of Jackson is considering bringing them back, at least temporarily, to help ensure customers are getting correct bills.

As the school year ends, many are looking forward to summer traditions from daytime activities to sleepaway camps.
This year, families will have to change up summer plans as many camps have made the decision to close for the 2020 season and remaining day camp options are altering operations.

Despite changes to the second half of this season’s PGA Tour, officials say the 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship is still slated to go on as scheduled.
The PGA released an updated schedule for the rest of the 2019-20 season, as well as the schedule for the 2020-21 season, which begins in the fall.

Doris Tisdale Spain, age 95, passed away on June 5, 2020. She was born in Laurel, MS on September 28, 1924 to Ambrose M and Bessie N Tisdale. She moved to Jackson, MS at an early age where her father established Mississippi Steel and Iron Co.

Sara Caroline (affectionately known as 'lyn) Smith passed away peacefully on May 29, 2020 at the home of her sister after a brief illness. She was surrounded by love and by angels. She was 96 years of age.